MJ Test Prep

My junior daughter vigorously protested going to MJ’s SAT camp this past summer. But after 1 week she saw the value of it and agreed to go to a 2d week. Now she has recommended it to her friends and willingly admits she never would have done as well as she has without taking their prep camp. Of course every kid is different, but mine liked the small group setting, the nice tutors and the tips they offered. She even began looking at the test as more of a fun challenge than an intimidation. She is not the type of kid to sit on her own and take practice tests at home, and this camp offered a small class setting with repeated test taking and tips. We also got personal feedback from Matt Joseph, who (on his own) took the time to review her file and discuss her strengths and weaknesses with me, and make recommendations for tutors if we wanted them. He was also very honest in reviewing her goals and telling me that if U Pitt is her goal (something I had mentioned) then she already is within range and doesn’t need further tutoring. They are pricey but I feel that they were a good investment!

The facility is impressive and well equipped however the tutor was vulgar. He dropped f-​bombs left and right, ate food during the session and was impatient. The setting was not conducive to concentration: there was loud conversation and laughter going on outside of the study room and no attempt was made to quiet it down. The cost to be treated this way was exhorbitant.
I switched to another SAT test prep company.